Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
A Kumble (IND)	2004-2007	12	22	4021	670.1	149	2139	59	7/63	36.25	3.19	68.15	3	3
M Muralidaran (SL)	2000-2009	11	17	3271	545.1	133	1364	58	6/71	23.51	2.50	56.39	8	3
SK Warne (AUS)	2002-2005	6	11	1491	248.3	53	744	41	7/94	18.14	2.99	36.36	4	2
M Ntini (SA)	2002-2007	9	18	1859	309.5	66	987	41	6/59	24.07	3.18	45.34	3	2
GD McGrath (AUS)	2002-2005	6	12	1094	182.2	62	412	32	8/24	12.87	2.25	34.18	3	1
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2001-2009	8	13	1810	301.4	79	858	32	5/87	26.81	2.84	56.56	4	1
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2005-2006	7	12	1646	274.2	47	931	32	6/19	29.09	3.39	51.43	2	2
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2001-2006	8	14	1776	296.0	37	1052	27	3/50	38.96	3.55	65.77	0	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2000-2009	11	18	2525	420.5	87	1132	27	4/85	41.92	2.68	93.51	1	0
IK Pathan (IND)	2004-2007	10	19	2473	412.1	102	1348	27	5/61	49.92	3.27	91.59	1	1
L Balaji (IND)	2004-2005	6	12	1354	225.4	43	821	26	5/76	31.57	3.63	52.07	2	1
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2000-2009	6	11	1686	281.0	53	839	26	5/99	32.26	2.98	64.84	2	2
SM Pollock (SA)	2002-2007	6	12	1283	213.5	68	490	24	6/78	20.41	2.29	53.45	1	1
D Gough (ENG)	2000-2001	5	9	1018	169.4	31	548	24	5/61	22.83	3.22	42.41	0	1
CS Martin (NZ)	2001-2009	7	12	1488	248.0	53	875	24	4/52	36.45	3.52	62.00	3	0
CD Collymore (WI)	2005-2006	5	10	1212	202.0	54	541	22	7/78	24.59	2.67	55.09	1	1
KMDN Kulasekara (SL)	2006-2009	4	8	742	123.4	26	335	20	4/21	16.75	2.70	37.10	3	0
AF Giles (ENG)	2000-2005	5	9	1542	257.0	64	657	20	5/75	32.85	2.55	77.10	2	1
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2005-2007	7	13	2113	352.1	66	1128	20	6/152	56.40	3.20	105.65	0	2
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2007	5	9	1105	184.1	51	383	18	5/73	21.27	2.07	61.38	1	1
JH Kallis (SA)	2002-2007	9	18	1266	211.0	35	626	18	4/42	34.77	2.96	70.33	1	0
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2003-2003	3	6	976	162.4	43	405	17	5/36	23.82	2.48	57.41	0	2
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2006	4	7	1105	184.1	40	515	17	5/72	30.29	2.79	65.00	0	1
AR Caddick (ENG)	2000-2001	5	9	1080	180.0	23	591	17	4/52	34.76	3.28	63.52	2	0
Z Khan (IND)	2004-2007	6	11	1368	228.0	42	804	17	4/61	47.29	3.52	80.47	1	0
IE O'Brien (NZ)	2009-2009	3	6	861	143.3	25	448	15	4/35	29.86	3.12	57.40	2	0
RD King (WI)	2000-2005	5	9	976	162.4	29	542	15	4/48	36.13	3.33	65.06	2	0
CA Walsh (WI)	2000-2000	3	5	738	123.0	26	292	14	5/22	20.85	2.37	52.71	0	2
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2006	8	11	980	163.2	29	492	14	5/91	35.14	3.01	70.00	0	1
DL Vettori (NZ)	2002-2009	6	10	1638	273.0	68	765	14	4/58	54.64	2.80	117.00	1	0
DW Steyn (SA)	2007-2007	3	6	477	79.3	16	309	13	5/56	23.76	3.88	36.69	0	1
A Flintoff (ENG)	2005-2005	3	5	841	140.1	21	409	13	4/68	31.46	2.91	64.69	2	0
JE Taylor (WI)	2006-2006	3	5	780	130.0	28	417	13	5/91	32.07	3.20	60.00	1	1
CRD Fernando (SL)	2000-2009	6	10	834	139.0	11	520	13	4/77	40.00	3.74	64.15	1	0
T Thushara (SL)	2009-2009	4	7	664	110.4	14	419	12	5/83	34.91	3.78	55.33	0	1
CEL Ambrose (WI)	2000-2000	3	5	711	118.3	42	219	11	4/43	19.90	1.84	64.63	1	0
Khaled Mahmud (BAN)	2003-2003	3	6	594	99.0	26	257	11	4/37	23.36	2.59	54.00	1	0
A Nel (SA)	2003-2007	5	10	1157	192.5	32	612	11	3/100	55.63	3.17	105.18	0	0
M Hayward (SA)	2002-2003	2	4	298	49.4	7	219	10	5/56	21.90	4.40	29.80	0	1
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2002-2002	2	3	382	63.4	10	235	10	5/79	23.50	3.69	38.20	0	1
M Dillon (WI)	2002-2002	2	4	624	104.0	20	306	10	3/57	30.60	2.94	62.40	0	0
PR Adams (SA)	2003-2003	2	4	606	101.0	19	342	10	7/128	34.20	3.38	60.60	0	1
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2002-2005	4	8	761	126.5	34	375	10	3/77	37.50	2.95	76.10	0	0
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	2004-2004	2	4	336	56.0	17	142	9	5/30	15.77	2.53	37.33	0	1
HK Olonga (ZIM)	2002-2002	2	4	350	58.2	7	243	9	5/93	27.00	4.16	38.88	0	1
DNT Zoysa (SL)	2000-2002	4	6	606	101.0	20	252	9	3/64	28.00	2.49	67.33	0	0
IG Butler (NZ)	2003-2003	2	3	375	62.3	13	259	9	6/46	28.77	4.14	41.66	0	1
C White (ENG)	2000-2000	3	5	615	102.3	21	274	9	4/54	30.44	2.67	68.33	1	0
RP Singh (IND)	2006-2006	2	4	522	87.0	8	345	9	4/89	38.33	3.96	58.00	1	0
AJ Bichel (AUS)	2002-2002	2	4	200	33.2	4	106	8	3/43	13.25	3.18	25.00	0	0
SE Bond (NZ)	2009-2009	1	2	293	48.5	9	153	8	5/107	19.12	3.13	36.62	0	1
SCG MacGill (AUS)	2005-2005	1	2	282	47.0	7	170	8	5/87	21.25	3.61	35.25	0	1
RW Price (ZIM)	2002-2002	2	4	573	95.3	24	259	8	4/116	32.37	2.71	71.62	1	0
SI Mahmood (ENG)	2006-2006	3	5	426	71.0	11	286	8	4/22	35.75	4.02	53.25	1	0
Mohammad Sharif (BAN)	2001-2002	3	3	574	95.4	23	303	8	4/98	37.87	3.16	71.75	1	0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	2000-2000	3	6	635	105.5	27	306	8	4/37	38.25	2.89	79.37	1	0
DBL Powell (WI)	2005-2006	4	8	875	145.5	30	502	8	2/47	62.75	3.44	109.37	0	0
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2001-2001	2	4	329	54.5	13	150	7	4/26	21.42	2.73	47.00	1	0
FH Edwards (WI)	2005-2006	2	4	261	43.3	6	154	7	5/38	22.00	3.54	37.28	0	1
CE Cuffy (WI)	2002-2002	2	4	618	103.0	21	287	7	4/82	41.00	2.78	88.28	1	0
MF Maharoof (SL)	2004-2006	3	6	522	87.0	16	303	7	4/52	43.28	3.48	74.57	1	0
MG Johnson (AUS)	2009-2009	1	2	240	40.0	16	82	6	3/36	13.66	2.05	40.00	0	0
NM Hauritz (AUS)	2009-2009	1	2	264	44.0	7	159	6	5/101	26.50	3.61	44.00	0	1
CD McMillan (NZ)	2001-2003	6	6	474	79.0	22	169	6	3/48	28.16	2.13	79.00	0	0
D Mohammed (WI)	2006-2006	2	3	418	69.4	9	238	6	3/98	39.66	3.41	69.66	0	0
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	2000-2000	3	5	521	86.5	16	286	6	4/66	47.66	3.29	86.83	1	0
BAW Mendis (SL)	2009-2009	4	6	774	129.0	21	395	6	3/20	65.83	3.06	129.00	0	0
Manjural Islam (BAN)	2001-2003	4	5	726	121.0	20	428	6	2/64	71.33	3.53	121.00	0	0
DE Bollinger (AUS)	2009-2009	1	2	210	35.0	11	92	5	3/50	18.40	2.62	42.00	0	0
JDP Oram (NZ)	2003-2003	2	3	324	54.0	13	138	5	2/49	27.60	2.55	64.80	0	0
I Sharma (IND)	2007-2007	1	2	235	39.1	13	140	5	5/118	28.00	3.57	47.00	0	1
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2006	3	6	320	53.2	11	189	5	3/30	37.80	3.54	64.00	0	0
DG Cork (ENG)	2001-2001	2	4	435	72.3	17	200	5	3/41	40.00	2.75	87.00	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2000-2006	11	13	413	68.5	18	211	5	1/4	42.20	3.06	82.60	0	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	2004-2007	9	12	450	75.0	12	223	5	2/20	44.60	2.97	90.00	0	0
B Lee (AUS)	2002-2002	3	6	401	66.5	13	234	5	2/15	46.80	3.50	80.20	0	0
NAM McLean (WI)	2000-2000	2	3	394	65.4	12	268	5	2/93	53.60	4.08	78.80	0	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2004-2007	11	13	504	84.0	6	307	5	2/36	61.40	3.65	100.80	0	0
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2000-2009	16	5	115	19.1	4	91	4	2/32	22.75	4.74	28.75	0	0
TL Best (WI)	2005-2005	1	2	150	25.0	2	105	4	4/46	26.25	4.20	37.50	1	0
AD Mathews (SL)	2009-2009	3	6	234	39.0	5	138	4	1/13	34.50	3.53	58.50	0	0
N Boje (SA)	2002-2003	2	3	306	51.0	4	188	4	2/53	47.00	3.68	76.50	0	0
LE Plunkett (ENG)	2005-2006	2	3	368	61.2	6	244	4	2/78	61.00	3.97	92.00	0	0
Enamul Haque (BAN)	2001-2002	3	3	532	88.4	16	328	4	4/136	82.00	3.69	133.00	1	0
MJ Guptill (NZ)	2009-2009	3	1	80	13.2	2	37	3	3/37	12.33	2.77	26.66	0	0
AJ Hall (SA)	2007-2007	1	2	90	15.0	3	52	3	2/23	17.33	3.46	30.00	0	0
A Nehra (IND)	2004-2004	1	2	162	27.0	6	80	3	2/60	26.66	2.96	54.00	0	0
Alok Kapali (BAN)	2003-2003	3	4	169	28.1	4	93	3	3/3	31.00	3.30	56.33	0	0
Yuvraj Singh (IND)	2004-2007	7	5	162	27.0	3	98	3	2/9	32.66	3.62	54.00	0	0
FA Rose (WI)	2000-2000	1	2	234	39.0	6	117	3	2/48	39.00	3.00	78.00	0	0
TG Southee (NZ)	2009-2009	1	2	288	48.0	12	126	3	2/64	42.00	2.62	96.00	0	0
TCB Fernando (SL)	2002-2002	1	2	180	30.0	3	152	3	3/84	50.66	5.06	60.00	0	0
D Ramnarine (WI)	2002-2002	1	2	288	48.0	6	176	3	3/137	58.66	3.66	96.00	0	0
Tapash Baisya (BAN)	2003-2003	2	4	306	51.0	9	176	3	1/34	58.66	3.45	102.00	0	0
JC Adams (WI)	2000-2000	3	5	432	72.0	13	186	3	2/52	62.00	2.58	144.00	0	0
AB Agarkar (IND)	2004-2006	2	2	282	47.0	8	202	3	2/122	67.33	4.29	94.00	0	0
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2003-2003	2	4	372	62.0	14	204	3	3/68	68.00	3.29	124.00	0	0
MM Patel (IND)	2007-2007	2	4	390	65.0	14	215	3	1/21	71.66	3.30	130.00	0	0
Fahim Muntasir (BAN)	2002-2002	2	2	354	59.0	9	240	3	3/131	80.00	4.06	118.00	0	0
DJ Bravo (WI)	2006-2006	3	5	510	85.0	19	245	3	2/33	81.66	2.88	170.00	0	0

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v England at Durban, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1944]

Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1943]

South Africa v England at Centurion, 1st Test, Dec 16-20, 2009 [Test # 1942]